Photographic Names

[Allangts]

Hi, Newbie AllanGTS ,

So I started my new Website and I'm not sure the name is sweet.

I tried to reflect on how "I" feel about life and ....
How "I" feel about photography.

I looked for inspiration from other co-photographers and eventual ...

lifeAperture.com

What do you think?

 

[redtippmann]

Was aperturelife.com not available? Personally I don't like the sites that are something along the lines of inspiringimmages.com. I would rather have jamesconkle.com.... And I would think its better for SEO.

 

[Allangts]

Thanks J,

Good idea, maybe a second site?

ITO SEO, what in your view is more important, Name or Keywords?

Kind regards
Allan

 

[o hey tyler]

I think your photography should speak louder than your name.

 

[Allangts]

Agreed, and even louder when it projects feeling and emotion?

 

[o hey tyler]

lifeaperture doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy inside personally. And I don't think that the goal of a name is to do such. I think artistically, you could accomplish far more by having strong and impacting images, then wondering how every individual person will react to your name.

Your photos should speak; and your name should be remembered because of what your photos said.

Make it easy to remember and forget about the rest of the BS. That's the best advice I can give.

 

[Josh66]

I'm not sure that most 'normal' (aka - potential clients) would see 'aperture' and automatically associate that with 'photographer'...

If the target audience is other photographers, then sure - use camera terms and stuff like that. Most non-photographer people I know wouldn't know what the hell I was talking about if I said my aperture was set to f/2.8 though.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

I also would prefer just a simple photographers name as the domain. I wouldn't mind if you had a full on business like an actual brick and mortar place if you used the name for the store or something.

If I am being completely honest, "lifeAperture" sounds sort of pretentious like you are trying too hard. I really do not mean that to come off harshly or insulting, just if I stumbled across a photog with a site named that, it would kind of make me look at them as a bit of a jack@ss ( Even if that wasn't the case, it would just be a subconcious assumption ) However, thats just my opinion.

EDIT: I should note that I am always a Cynic, so perhaps my opinion is not shared by the masses on that.

 

[dietCoke]

Hmmmm, the customer might not know what aperture is or how to say it.

Also, isn't there some guideline in advertising somewhere.... It has something to do with the 3 second rule...such as if you showed a customer a logo and then pulled it away would they remember the exact image?? I think it sort of applies to the name too. (they might not remember how to spell it and therefore unable to find your site).

 

[Allangts]

Point taken. This is most probably the single most important guideline when deciding on a name.